Rosehearty School, ABERDEENSHIRE
Rosehearty School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeenshire.
- Attendance
- 94.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Rosehearty School in detail
School in Scotland
Rosehearty School is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.
Rosehearty School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 122 pupils, an average class size of 20.3 and 14.9 pupils per teacher.
38% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.5% in 2024/25, and 12% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 56% full.
Rosehearty School in its own words
In its own words: "Learning to achieve , learning to belong , learning to be confident At Rosehearty School we hope to provide a welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone to thrive R elationships across the school community that are productive , meaningful, and respectful"
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Rosehearty School are Sandhaven School (2.1 miles), Tyrie School (3.3 miles), Lochpots School (3.4 miles) and Fraserburgh North School (3.8 miles).
Sandhaven SchoolTyrie SchoolLochpots SchoolFraserburgh North School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Rosehearty School.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Malcolm Forbes Court (at), 30 metres away.
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Rosehearty School in August 2024.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Rosehearty School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
The typical figure for schools in Aberdeenshire is 0 (the median across 163 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Rosehearty School
When was Rosehearty School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Rosehearty School in August 2024. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Rosehearty School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Rosehearty School is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to Aberdeenshire. Aberdeenshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Rosehearty School?
If you live in Rosehearty School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Aberdeenshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Aberdeenshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Rosehearty School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Aberdeenshire is 0 (the median across 163 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Rosehearty School?
Rosehearty School is at Pitsligo Street, Rosehearty, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB43 7JL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)